Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-26
DOWN ON THE LEAGUE.
PROCLAMATION BY LORD LIEU
TENANT AND PRIvY COUNCIL.
The Irish National League Pronounced
Dangerous-Exp1anati of the Docu-
ment-what League officials at
Dublin Say About 1t.

DUBLIN, Aug. 2O.-Four members of the
privy council, with the lord lieutenant, met
at the Castle at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and after a session of twenty minutes
adjourned to hearty luncheon. Then they
issued proclamation by the lord lieutenant
and the privy council in Ireland, which ran
as follows:
"Whereas we are satisfied that there exists
in Ireland an association known by the name
of the Irish National league and that the
said association in parts of Ireland promotes
and excites to acts of violence and intimida-
ton and interferes with the administration
of the law, now we the lord lieutenant, gem
eral governor of Ireland, by and with the
advice of the privy council, by virtue of Sec
ton 6 of the criminal law and procedure,
Ireland act, 1887, and of every power and
authority in this behalf, do by this, our
special proclamation, declare from the date
hereof the said association known as the Irish
National league to be dangerous.
"This proclamation shall be promulgated
by the same, being published in The Dublin
Gazette and by printed copy thereof being
posted at every police station or barracks
and every place in which divisional police
courts or petty sessions are held respectively
in Ireland.
"Given at the council chamber, Dublin
Castle, this 10Th day of August, 1887.
''God save the Queenl LONDONDERRY"
| The proclamation was expected. 1t is
what lawyers call a statutory condition, pre-
cedent to the viceroy issuing any order of
suppression and gag procedure in any special
district.
The Freeman's Journal says the cabinets
method of procedure will be to proclaim the
| league as whole as a dangerous association
and while parliament is sitting they will only
proceed against any branches against which
colorado case can be made out. When
parliament is up the government will proceed
against the league branches throughout Ire
land.
The Dublin officials of the National league
say while the league may be proclaimed it in
no way would interfere with the regular
working of the organization throughout the
| country The assistant secretary of the
| league, who is in charge in the absence in
London of Mr.. Harrington, NJ. p, said they
had every confidence in the wisdom and
judgment of the Irish people, under the able
leadership of Mr.. Parnell, in the present
crisis. People have been so accustomed tc
proclamation that this one will be viewed
very complacently by those whom it sought
| 10 lllJuTe, DuU WHO'LL III w llOU AFFECT.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-Mr. Chamberlain and
Mr.. T. w. Russell have withdrawn from the
Unionist party in consequence of the pro-
claiming of the Irish National league by the
government Mr. Russell said last night
that if he We're to resign his seat in South
Lynne he b lieved that Parnellite would be
selected over all opposition by majority Of
1000. His own majority was 100 over the
Parnellite who opposed him at the last gen
eral elections, and the regular Parnellite
majority before that was only about so
This is another plain indication of the re-
verse in public opinion everywhere since las
year.
Mr.. Chamberlain's course is regarded with
Indifference by the Liberals of the Glad
stonian side. They profess to be perfectly
unconcerned about his future course. They
say in effect: 1--WE don't care what he does.